The Best Food52 Community Moments of 2015

Food52 is made up of an amazing community of people who are not only passionate about food and living well, but who also truly care about each other, support each other, and cheer each other on.

Today we’re pouring the bubbly in a toast to you, our Food52 community members, who make our website what it is. Your recipes, comments, and know-how are what inspires and guides us. Here are some of our favorite moments with you this past year:

Co-founder Amanda Hesser weeded out a few hundred cookbooks from her collection and held a stoop sale. Shoppers were treated to cookies and all proceeds from the sale went to Just Food—a non-profit organization that helps educate kids about healthy eating and connects local area farmers with CSA communities.

We held our first Makers Conference, an event to give our makers—whose goods we stock in our Shop—an opportunity to meet and learn from each other, as well as from experts in small business investing, social media, and marketing. We loved spending a day with them​, and we picked up a few tips ourselves, too.

The Food52 Holiday Market returned this December (bigger, and open for longer, and better than ever!) and we were thrilled to meet, shop, and talk with scores of you.

Hundreds of you participated in the fifth annual Holiday Secret Swap, organized every year by Food52er enbe. This year’s sign-up included a $5 donation (or greater!) to a fantastic organization: The Edible Schoolyard Project. Food52 matched your donations to double our impact: Stay tuned for an update on the swap and how much money was raised!

It has been a wonderful year with all of you—thanks for being a part of Food52.

We're sure we haven't covered everything, so tell us: What were your favorite Food52 community moments this year?